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The Art of War is not the only Chinese text on warfare and strategy, but it has been highly influential across a wide range of disciplines, from military tactics to business strategy and personal conflict resolution. In contrast, the Western equivalent often cited is Carl von Clausewitz's "On War," written nearly two millennia later.
While both authors recognize the gravity of war and the need to study it thoroughly, their approaches to strategy and winning differ significantly. Clausewitz sees war as a duel, where the goal is to compel the opponent through physical force. Sun Tzu, on the other hand, prefers to attack the opponent's strategy rather than the opponent directly, using deception and stratagems to overcome the enemy without fighting.